RE: Re: [Project] Kbd/LCD device

["Mick Furlong" <dorsai@xxxxxxx>]

I like the thought but this works for IM based on people logging into a
central server. I think we will end up going down the central server route
(or
a group of resilient central servers NOT necessarily all being PCs) at some
point but I realise some people have qualms about this. I think this is a
good
idea but the status (statii in plural? ;) should not be hard coded rather
each
device should be allowed to independantly set its own list of Statii. The
challenge for the Management console will then be to handle this free
format
status. One possible way would be to group them for example an Alarm
Condition
Group for items requiring attention. Oh well time to grab a sandwich!


Mick

Paul Gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx> said:

> There's some thoughts here though...
>
> IM has some interesting features that could be directly mapped so some
> useful functions in a HA scenario...
>
> IM uses "presence information" to set instantly changeable
status modes,
> such as:
> online
> offline
> busy
> on the phone
> out to lunch
> appear offline
> Be right back
> away
>
> etc...
>
> From a device perspective, I reckon it could be useful to implement a
> similar ability for any device on the network to independantly set
it's
> status to any of several modes, such as:
>
> online
> offline
> locked
> do not disturb
> alarm
>
> etc...
>
> The device could switch between modes independantly according to it's
own
> local programming, depending on various conditions, or the controller
could
> set it into any mode (for instance, a lighting controller which is in
the
> Home cinema room could be set to "do not disturb" mode when
a movie is being
> watched, to prevent it responding to lighting commands & turning
the room
> lights on during the film)
>
> Don't know how practical all this is, but it just struck me when the
IM
> protocol was mentioned, that the presence information features of IM
could
> be useful for us. - Any device on the net can change status, but more
> importantly, ALL other devices on the net are aware of the status
change
> almost instantaneously...
>
> £0.02
>
> Paul G.
>
>
> >From: "Broadfoot, Kieran J"
<Kieran.Broadfoot@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: "'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: [Project] Kbd/LCD device
> >Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 16:58:18 +0100
> >
> >I agree a simple socket based network protocol is more than
adequate.  Do
> >we
> >need the complexity of IM or IRC though?  Take a look at smtp or
ftp for
> >instance.  The handshaking and comms is very simple and pretty
much as much
> >complexity as we need.
> >
> >Thanks
> >	Kieran
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: patrickl@xxxxxxx [mailto:patrickl@xxxxxxx]
> >Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 4:48 PM
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [Project] Kbd/LCD device
> >
> >
> >
> > > > The model I'm thinking of is more along the lines of
> > > > each client device opening a connection to the
> > > > central
> > > > server, which remains open indefinitely, and which
> > > > is
> > > > bi-directional: either party may send a message to
> > > > the
> > > > other at any time. A good metaphor for this style of
> > > > communication would be any of those instant
> > > > messenging
> > > > protocols.
> >
> >Now there's an interesting starting point (IM).
> >Another interesting starting point could also be a bastardised
> >version of IRC.
> >
> >
> > > > Ideally, I'd like to see each node communicating in
> > > > this way, but I'd also like to see them with a
> > > > simple
> > > > web/cgi interface for configuration and monitoring
> > > > from a browser, and an even simpler remote
> > > > command-line interface (like a really lame telnet
> > > > implementation) for doing the same thing, which can
> > > > also be accessed from a serial interface.
> > > >
> > > > Does that lot make any sense, or am I talking
> > > > bollocks?
> >
> >Spot on mate.
> >
> >Patrick
> >
> >
> >
> >
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